| | | Alvin Sanders is going to help the Feds catch a killer. He just doesn't know it yet.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Biographies
The hip and popular star of The Jamie Foxx show and any Given Sunday hits the mark as an unsuccessful small-time crook who becomes the unsuspecting “bait” in the Fed’s attempt to catch a murderous high-tech thief.
Editor's Note
Antoine Fuqua's follow-up to 1998's THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS is a tense action-thriller with a healthy dose of comedy. Jamie Foxx stars as Alvin Sanders, a petty thief who ends up serving jail time after he is caught stealing prawns from a seafood warehouse. His cellmate, John Jaster (Robert Pastorelli), is one of two men who pulled off a miraculous heist at the Federal Gold Reserve in New York City. Just before Jaster dies of a heart attack, he gives Alvin vague instructions to share with his wife, which may or may not reveal the location of the stolen gold. U.S. Treasury Department chief investigator Edgar Clenteen (David Morse) is convinced that Alvin is the only link to Jaster's invisible partner, Bristol (Doug Hutchison). In order to locate Bristol, Clenteen implants a state-of-the-art tracking device into Alvin's jaw and releases him from prison without telling him the real reason why. When Alvin reunites with his girlfriend, Lisa (Kimberly Elise), he finds that she now has a son to which he is the father. He soon learns the genuine cause for his release, thrusting him into a dangerous world of mystery and murder. In order to save his wife and child, Alvin must cooperate with the evil Bristol and help him locate the gold.
| Features | Theatrical Trailer | | Cast/Filmmaker Film Highlights | | Languages & Subtitles: English and French (Dubbed in Quebec) | | Feature-Length Audi Commentary by Jamie Foxx | | Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio | | 16X9 Widescreen Format (Super 35 2.35:1) |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 9/25/2007 |
| Running Time: 119 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2000 | | Catalog ID: 18804 | | UPC: 00085391880424 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...[A] meticulously polished visual presentation....A nocturnal, dreamy Manhattan landscape that's all chrome, black and midnight blue..." 09/04/2000 p.23Chicago Sun-Times
"...BAIT is a deadpan action comedy with a little Hitchcock, a little Bond and lot of attitude. It's funny and clever, and it grows on you..." 09/15/2000 p.29 Miami Herald 8 of 10
...Bait stands out for refusing to settle for the narcissism of Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence movies, instead addressing human vulnerabilities... - Charles Savage
Chicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
...a deadpan action comedy with a little Hitchcock, a little Bond and a lot of attitude. It's funny and clever, and it grows on you... It's over the top, an exercise in action comedy that cuts loose from logic and enjoys itself... - Roger Ebert
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